Multiple law firms entered into controversial pro bono settlements with the Trump administration, agreeing to provide services after facing potential executive orders threatening their federal contracts and access. These settlements, totaling approximately $1 billion in pro bono work, raised …
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President Trump negotiated a $100 million pro bono legal services deal with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, effectively avoiding an executive order that would have penalized the firm. The agreement includes specific conditions about employment practices and representation.
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On December 10, 2019, Justice Barry Ostrager of the New York State Supreme Court ruled that New York Attorney General Letitia James “failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that ExxonMobil made any material misrepresentations” regarding climate change risks to investors. The …
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